Press release
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Sales for first half of FY 2020/21: 86.6 M€ (+35.9 %)
·gaming accessories: 51.6 M€ (+ 118 %)
·back catalogue: 18.0 M€ (+242%)
IFRS – M€ Sales | 2020/2021 | 2019/2020 | Change |
1st Quarter (April, May,June) | 38.0 | 30.5 | + 24.5% |
2nd Quarter (July, August, September) Games Accessories Others(1) | 48.6 18.3 29.0 1.3 | 33.2 17.8 14.1 1.4 | + 46.4% + 3.0% + 106.5% - 5.9% |
1st Half (from April to September) Games Accessories Others(1) | 86.6 32.8 51.6 2.2 | 63.7 37.8 23.7 2.3 | + 35.9% - 13.1% + 118.0% - 3.2% |
Non audited data
(1) Mobile and Audio sales.
Acceleration of activity growth in the 2nd quarter 2020/2021: + 46.4%.
In Q2 FY 2020/2021 (1 July to
GAMES
Over the period, the Games business posted 18.3 M€ sales, up 3.0% when compared with Q2 2019/2020. The business benefited from the launch of the WRC® 9 game (Metacritic average score: 82) and the Tennis World Tour® 2 game. A significant proportion of WRC® 9 sales is expected in November with the release of the new Next Gen consoles, PlayStation®5 and Xbox Series X|S. Digital sales remained at a high level, with a strong increase in the contribution from the back catalogue (7.0 M€ compared with 2.8 M€ in Q2 2019/2020).
ACCESSORIES
In Q2 2020/2021,
A very brisk first half
Over the first half of FY 2020/2021 (from 1 April to
Favourable outlook
Business in the second half of FY 2020/2021 (from
- the concomitance of two generations of consoles (Current Gen: PlayStation®4 and Xbox one, and Next Gen: PlayStation®5 and Xbox Series X|S) on which
Nacon will simultaneously operate almost all of its future productions; - the growth in digital sales and the release of Next Gen versions of WRC® 9, Tennis World Tour® 2, and Hunting Simulator® 2, as well as the launch of 5 new games (Warhammer: Chaosbane®, Monster Truck Championship, Blood Bowl 3, Handball 21, Werewolf: the Apocalypse® - Earthblood,
Rogue Lords ); - the order book for headsets from major American retailers for the Christmas season;
- the release of the Revolution X and Pro Compact controller range for the new Microsoft console, and a special MG-X Series for
Cloud Gaming .
Improvement expected in Current Operating Income(2) in FY first half
For the first half of FY 2020/2021,
Annual targets and 2023 Nacon Plan
Should the trend of good first-half results be confirmed in the coming weeks,
(2) COI rate = Current Operating Income as a percentage of sales = Current Operating Margin.
Next publication:
First-half results for FY 2020/21:
Monday
Tuesday
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